General Netgate Nexus GUI Usage

Window Controls

Certain functions in the Netgate Nexus GUI present modal dialog windows which have window controls.

Modal Window Controls

These functions include:

Expand the current window so it fills the browser window.

Close the current window and return to the previous page.

Managing Lists of Items

Some areas in the Netgate Nexus GUI contain lists of items. For example, when configuring the controller itself or instances. Lists of items are managed in a similar manner no matter where they are located, though some lists have more options than others.

Per-item Actions

List entries may contain icons to act on individual rows.

Create a new entry and add it to the list immediately below this row.

Create a new separator bar below this row.

Create a new item using the settings from this item as starting values.

Edit this list item.

Click and drag using this icon to move an item. Drop it in the new location.

View settings which control this list entry.

Selecting List Items

Some lists allow selecting one or more items to perform actions. Certain lists also have a “Select All” toggle to change the selection status of all entries.

This item is not selected. Click the icon to select the item.

This item is selected. Click the icon to deselect the item.

Some items in this list are selected, and some are deselected. Click the icon to select all items.

ToolBox List Actions

List Management - ToolBox for Firewall Rules

When managing lists, the ToolBox may show one or more of the following icons.

Create a new item and add it to the list.

Reload data for this list from the controller or instance.

Add a new separator row.

Remove the selected item(s).

Toggle the state of the selected item(s). For example, disable or enable the item.

Copy the selected item(s) to another location. For example, copy firewall rules to another interface.

View help information for the page or items.

Open the tag manager.